Tuesday, August 03, 2004

PR RELEASE: International Channel launches 10 premium networks in Chicago market 8-3-04

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Teresa Wiedel, 720-873-2933

INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL NETWORKS LAUNCHES TEN
PREMIUM NETWORKS IN CHICAGO

ENGLEWOOD, CO – International Channel Networks, the cable industry’s leading international content provider, today announced the launches of ten of its premium channels on Comcast’s systems in the Greater Chicago Region.

On July 15, ART, CCTV-4, CTI-Zhong Tian Channel, RAI, RTN, SBTN, The Filipino Channel, TV Asia, TV JAPAN, TV5 will be available to portions of the Chicago market. Comcast had launched TV Polonia in select areas of Chicago in November 2003.

These channels each offer specific in-language programming:

ART (Arabic)
CCTV-4 (Chinese)
CTI Zhong Tian Channel (Chinese)
RAI (Italian)
RTN (Russian)
SBTN (Vietnamese)
TV Asia (South Asian)
TV5 (French)
TV JAPAN (Japanese)
TV Polonia (Polish)
The Filipino Channel (Filipino)

"International Channel Networks continues to gain launches in major markets for its premium networks, further demonstrating the strength of the international programming category," said Kent Rice, President and CEO of International Channel Networks. "This increased distribution also shows the cable operators commitment to this category as they are realizing the bottom-line benefits of attracting the affluent, technologically-savvy ethnic customers."

About Comcast Cable

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation, a developer, manager and operator of broadband cable networks and provider of programming content. With a presence in 22 of the top 25 United States markets, Comcast is one of the leading communications, media and entertainment companies in the world. Providing basic cable, Digital Cable, high-speed Internet and telephone services, Comcast is the company to look to first for the communications products and services that connect people to what’s important in their lives. The company’s 59,000 employees serve more than 21 million customers.

Comcast, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, serves more than 1.6 million customers and employs more than 4,000 people in Illinois and Indiana.

About International Channel Networks

Available through cable television in the United States, International Channel Networks offers a diverse selection of programming from around the world for viewers interested in information and entertainment from a multitude of languages and cultures. International Channel is a basic channel that consists of programming in more than 20 Asian, European and Middle Eastern languages. International Channel Networks also provides 16 premium services that offer specific non-English programming from a variety of international sources: Africa Independent Television (African), ART (Arabic), CCTV-4 (Chinese), Channel One Russia (Russian), CTI Zhong Tian Channel (Chinese), MBC (Korean), NITV (Farsi), RAI (Italian), Rang-A-Rang (Iranian), RTN (Russian), SBTN (Vietnamese), The Filipino Channel (Filipino), TV Asia (South Asian), TV JAPAN (Japanese), TV5 (French), and TV Polonia (Polish).

International Channel Networks is the trade name of International Cable Channels Partnership, Ltd. (a company 90 percent owned by Liberty Media Corporation [NYSE: L and LMC.B] and 10% owned by JJS II Communications, LLC). For more information, visit www.internationalchannel.com.
July 9, 2004
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